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Blackfish (c. 1729–1779) (Shawnee: Cot-ta-wa-ma-go or Mkah-day-way-may-qua), was a Native American leader, war chief of the Chillicothe band of the Shawnee tribe.
Chief Shaumonekusse (c. 1785 – 1837) was a leader of the Otoe Native American tribe in the early 19th century. [2] The Otoe are a Central Plains tribe , closely related to the Ioway , Missouria , Ho-Chunk , and Winnebago .
It is thought he was born between 1822 and 1826, and died February 6, 1922. Some sources place his birth as early as 1787. He was an American Chippewa Native American. His extreme age was noted in the 1918 French annual periodical Almanach Vernot , for the day 6th September, where his name was reported as "Fleche Rapide" or "Rapid Arrow". It ...
A war chief of the Lakota, he took part in Red Cloud's War and Black Hills War. Red Cloud: 1822–1909 1860s–1890s Oglala Lakota: A chief of the Oglala Lakota, he was one of several Lakota leaders who opposed the American settlement of the Great Plains winning a short-lived victory against the U.S. Army during Red Cloud's War. Red Jacket: c ...
Black Fox was the "Beloved Man" (headman) of Ustanali, an important Native American settlement site which is located in what is today New Town in northwestern Georgia. [3] As the fight with the frontier Americans drew to a close, he was one of the signers of the Treaty of Holston (July 2, 1791), an attempt at ending hostilities in the Holston ...
He was given the name Sheltowee, meaning "Big Turtle". Like most of the other adoptees, Boone was watched closely, but he eventually escaped. On June 16, 1778, when he learned that Blackfish was preparing to return to Boonesborough with a large force, Boone eluded his captors and raced home, covering the 160 miles (260 km) to Boonesborough in ...
Chalahgawtha (or, more commonly in English, Chillicothe(/ ˌ tʃ ɪ l ɪ ˈ k ɒ θ i / CHIL-ih-KOTH-ee) [1] was the name of one of the five divisions (or bands) of the Shawnee, a Native American people, during the 18th century. It was also the name of the principal village of the division.
Audioslave's debut single "Cochise" is named after the chief. In an interview, guitarist Tom Morello said that Cochise was "the last great American Indian chief to die free and absolutely unconquered. When several members of his family were captured, tortured, and hanged by the U.S. Cavalry, Cochise declared war on the entire Southwest....